Aggregate gradation characterization factors and their relationships to fracture energy and failure strain of asphalt mixtures

Asphalt Paving Technology: Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists-Proceedings of the Technical Sessions

Volumn 71, Issue , 2002, Pages 310-344

  Ruth, Byron E ^a   Roque, Reynaldo ^a   Nukunya, Bensa ^a   Davis, Richard ^b   Marasteanu, Mihai ^b   Vavrik, William ^b   Fee, Frank ^b   Taylor, Michael ^b   Dukatz, Ervin ^b   Li, Xue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aggregate Gradation; Asphalt Mixtures; Failure Strain; Fructure Energy; Superpave

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

FRACTURE ENERGY;

ASPHALT;

EID: 0036974799     PISSN: 02702932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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